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CALL BELL.

No. 414,123. Patented Oct. 29, 1889.

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ALBERT F. ROCKIVELL, OF BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE NEW' DEPARTURE BELL COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CALL=BELL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,123, dated October 29, 1889.

Application filed May 28, 1889. Serial No. 312,372. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. ROCKWELL, of Bristol, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Call-Bells, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of my invention is to produce a call-bell which shall have all of the advantages of an imitation electric bell constructed of metal, but which shall have the appear ance of polished ivory or marble or ebony, and the exterior of which shall be composed of vulcanized fiber, vegetable ivory, hard rubber, or similar substance that will be cheap to manufacture, that will not be liable to corrode, and that will not require the care and labor to preserve its ornamental appearance that are necessary with respect to either plated or solid silver-Ware.

My invention consists in a call-bell composed of ordinary metallic call-bell mechanism, having combined with it a standard and cap or canopy composed of vegetable ivory, celluloid, hard rubber, or similar substance that can be made Ornamental and that Will preserve its color and ornamental appearance.

In the accompai'iying' drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical central section, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section 011 the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the letters upon the drawings, A indicates a standard, which I form of any desired ornamental pattern of ivory, vege table ivory, celluloid, hard rubber, or other suitable substance that will preserve its color and ornamental appearance, so as not to require polishing, cleaning, &c., except at very long intervals.

B indicates the metallic alarm mechanism, C a bell, and D a thu1nb-piece for releasing the bell-strike. This thumb-piece I also make of one of the substances named. The in ternal metallic alarm and bell mechanism maybe of any desired pattern; but I prefer to employ that illustrated in the drawings.

E indicates a canopy, which I make of any desired ornamental pattern to cover the bell and alarm mechanism. This canopy maybe 5o ornamented by a statuette, or contain a receptacle for a small bouquet, and may be placed over an alarm or door bell, as Well as a call-bell, if desired.

\Vl1at I claim to be new, and desire to seciire by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s

A call-bell composed of ordinary metallic call-bell mechanism, having combined with it, so as to cover it from view, a standard, acap or canopy, and an operating thumb piece, each of vegetable ivory, celluloid, hard rubher, or similar substance adapted to be made and kept ornamental, substantially as set forth.

In testimony of all which I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ALBERT F. ROCKWELL. \Vitnesses:

EDWARD D. ROCKWELL, ETTA B. SPRING. 

